This is ironic given Mitt Romney’s past support for publically financed elections, campaign spending limits, and abolishing political action committees.
Here’s what Newt Gingrich had to say about McCain-Feingold-Thompson:
The McCain-Feingold campaign-finance law enacted in 2002 is an equally dangerous modern-day assault on the First Amendment. It could more accurately be called the McCain-Feingold censorship law because it stifles political speech, protects incumbent politicians and consolidates power in Washington. This law is of the Congress, by the Congress, and for the Congress, because it protects members of Congress by silencing opposing points of view.